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Biden: 'We may not get to 7 million' by Obamacare deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden acknowledged on Wednesday that it will be hard to reach the target on the number of people signing up for health insurance by a looming March 31 deadline...
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U.S., Mexico, Canada eye ways to curb trade frictions: Obama
By Mark Felsenthal and Lizbeth DiazTOLUCA, Mexico (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and his Canadian and Mexican counterparts on Wednesday discussed ways to reduce any trade frictions at summit...
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RAGS TO RICHES: WhatsApp Co-Founder Jan Koum Once Lived On Food Stamps (FB)
37-year-old WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum was born in Ukraine. He arrived in the U.S. when he was just 16-years-old and his family struggled. They lived on food stamps, venture capitalist Jim Goetz...
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Nobel medal, Bible placed in care of court
By David BeasleyATLANTA (Reuters) - Martin Luther King Jr.'s Nobel Peace Prize medal and personal Bible must be moved to a court-controlled safety deposit box, a judge ruled on Wednesday as the late...
View ArticleJapan posts record trade deficit, sluggish exports dim outlook
By Tetsushi KajimotoTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan suffered a record trade deficit in January as a weak yen pushed up the cost of imports and failed to substantially raise exports, suggesting that the...
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Hedge fund manager Griffin gives $150 million to Harvard
By Svea Herbst-BaylissBOSTON (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Kenneth Griffin, who started his hedge fund in his dormitory room at Harvard University, is donating $150 million to his alma mater in what...
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Fed's Williams outlines his conditions for rate hike
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A top Federal Reserve official on Wednesday said he would only back an interest rate hike if inflation was closer to 2 percent, unemployment was dropping, and gross domestic...
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Georgia Teen Allegedly Shot By Police Officer For Having Nintendo Wii...
The attorney for the family of a 17-year-old who was shot and killed by a police officer at his front door claims the teen had nothing more than a Nintendo Wii controller in his hand, WSB-TV...
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Exclusive: Moldova, Georgia leaders to visit U.S. - congressional aides
By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leaders of Georgia and Moldova are due to visit Washington in the next two weeks, congressional aides said on Wednesday, in what appears to be an effort...
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CHINA MANUFACTURING CONDITIONS FALL TO SEVEN-MONTH LOW
China's manufacturing conditions fell to a seven-month low of 48.3 in February, according to a flash reading from HSBC.Analysts expected a reading of 49.5, unchanged from January. Anything below 50...
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Washington state regulators set stricter limits on pot production
By Jonathan KaminskyOLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Washington state marijuana regulators moved on Wednesday to curtail the size and number of pot farms it will allow to serve the state's nascent...
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China Feb HSBC flash PMI hits seven-month low of 48.3
By Adam RoseBEIJING (Reuters) - Activity in China's factories shrank again in February as employment fell at the fastest pace in five years, a preliminary private survey showed on Thursday.The flash...
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Toshiba: aims to be in global top three in imaging diagnostics by March 2016
KAWASAKI, Japan (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp President Hisao Tanaka said on Thursday that the Japanese conglomerate aimed to be in the global top three companies making imaging diagnostics for medical use...
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In Mexico, Obama criticizes Venezuelan government
TOLUCA, Mexico (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday sharply criticized the Venezuelan government for arresting protesters and urged the government to focus on the "legitimate...
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U.S. Futures Just Tanked
We just got a really nasty China flash manufacturing conditions reading — 48.3, signaling contraction that was even worse than expected.As a result, U.S. futures are plummeting. Here's the chart for...
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Same-sex couples challenge Colorado ban on gay marriage
By Keith CoffmanDENVER (Reuters) - Nine same-sex couples filed suit on Wednesday challenging Colorado's ban on gay marriage, following a recent string of court decisions striking down similar...
View ArticleCalifornia senators float post-2020 climate change bill
By Rory CarrollSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two California state senators released a bill on Wednesday that would give regulators the authority to design a plan to meet the state's long-term greenhouse...
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BlackBerry shares surge after Facebook bid for WhatsApp
By Euan RochaTORONTO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's stunning $19 billion bid for fast-growing mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp sent shares of BlackBerry Ltd surging after the closing bell on Wednesday, as...
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For The First Time In 7 Quarters, HP's Hard-Hit PC Business Grew (HPQ)
One of the unexpected tidbits in Hewlett Packard's quarter was revenue growth for the PC unit.This was the first time in seven quarters that HP's PC business grew, CEO Meg Whitman told Wall Street...
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Steve Jobs Will Soon Be Featured On A Stamp
Apple fans, rejoice: at some point next year, you'll be able to buy a collectible stamp featuring none other than Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, The Washington Post reports.Unfortunately, we don't know...
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